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Conger Reynolds correspondence, June 1918
1918-06-03 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 10
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raking it with shrapnel and high explosive. I transmitted the information to the driver with the result that I had to cling to my seat like mad for two kilometers. I decided that the danger of being shelled was mild compared to that of being hurled into the ditch by automobile accident. Next time I'll not go out of my way to excite a driver. We didn't even hear a shell while we were making our getaway. I had acquired knowledge of a better route back, which we found without difficulty and soon covered. At the headquarters town we picked up Kenamore and Hunt and started for "home." It was a beautiful, sunny
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raking it with shrapnel and high explosive. I transmitted the information to the driver with the result that I had to cling to my seat like mad for two kilometers. I decided that the danger of being shelled was mild compared to that of being hurled into the ditch by automobile accident. Next time I'll not go out of my way to excite a driver. We didn't even hear a shell while we were making our getaway. I had acquired knowledge of a better route back, which we found without difficulty and soon covered. At the headquarters town we picked up Kenamore and Hunt and started for "home." It was a beautiful, sunny
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